Name: desthiobiotin-streptavidin-affinity mediated purification of rna-interacting proteins in mesothelioma cells
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This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation Sinergia grant CRSII3 147697, the Stiftung f&#252;r Angewandte Krebsforschung and Z&#252;rich Krebsliga.

1. Preparation of Cytosolic and Nuclear Protein Fraction
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	<li>Plate 4 x 106 ACC-MESO-4 cells in a T150 cell culture flask grown in RPMI - 1640 medium supplemented with 10% FBS, 1x penicillin/streptomycin (100x), and 2 mM L-Glutamine (200 mM). When cells reach a confluence of 80-90% (~5-5.5 x 106 cells), proceed with protein extraction of nuclear and cytosolic fraction. 
	NOTE: ACC-MESO-4 cell line was obtained from the RIKEN BioResource Centre11.</li>
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3&#39; UTRs belong to the non-coding genome3, and all non-coding RNAs can interact with proteins in order to exert their function7. When the mammalian genome was found to be pervasively transcribed and produced a significant portion of long noncoding RNAs16, emerging evidences demonstrated that these long-noncoding RNAs function in regulating gene expression as they interact with chromatin-remodeling complexes17. This knowledg...

Gene expression and the final level of the gene product can be tightly regulated by affecting the mRNA stability and mRNA translation rate1. These post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms are exerted through the interactions of non-coding RNA and/or RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) with targeted mRNA. It is usually the 3&#39; untranslated region of mRNA (3&#39; UTR - belonging to the non-coding portion of the genome2) that contains specific cis-regulatory elements (CRE), which are recognized by trans-acting factors such as miRNA or RBPs3. The best-studied cis-element within the 3&#39; UTR, is the adenine-rich element (ARE) motif, which is recognized by specific AU-binding proteins (AUBP), and, in turn, induces either mRNA degradation/deadenylation (ARE-mediated decay) or mRNA stabilization4.
The size of the 3&#39; UTR of calretinin mRNA (CALB2) is 573 bp long and contains a putative AUUUA pentamer, as predicted by AREsite2, a bioinformatic tool5. Consistent with the presence of a putative ARE motif, the pmirGLO vector-reporter assay demonstrated a stabilization role of this element within CALB2 mRNA6. Finally, the in vitro RNA-pulldown was used to identify the AUBP that stabilizes calretinin mRNA through the ARE motif.
Since all non-coding RNAs interact with proteins7, the in vitro RNA-pulldown is a good way and first-of-choice assay for identifying RNA-interactors to aid in deciphering molecular mechanisms. In this RNA-pulldown method, commercially synthesized RNA probes, which were labeled with a modified form of biotin (desthiobiotin) at the 3&#39; terminus of the RNA strand, were used. The RNA-desthiobiotin is immobilized through interaction with streptavidin on magnetic beads, which are used to pull down proteins that specifically interact with the bound-RNA of interest. Non-denatured and active proteins from the cytosolic fraction of mesothelioma cells are used as the source of proteins. Such RNA-bound proteins are eluted from the magnetic beads, run through a 12% SDS-PAGE gel, transferred to a membrane, and probed with different antibodies.
In the standard streptavidin-biotin affinity purification procedure, harsh denaturation conditions are required to disrupt the strong irreversible biotin-streptavidin bond to elute the bound proteins8, which could lead to the dissociation of protein complexes. Unlike biotin, desthiobiotin reversibly binds to streptavidin and is competitively displaced with a buffered solution of biotin, allowing for the gentle elution of proteins, and avoiding the isolation of naturally biotinylated molecules9, suggesting that the technique is ideal for isolating native protein complexes under native conditions.
In vitro binding conditions and stringency, which are determined by salt concentration, reducing agents and detergent percentage, should be close to those present in the cellular context in order to identify true in vivo interactions. The binding conditions implemented herein have been previously demonstrated as appropriate for the identification of the HuR as an AU-binding protein10. This approach could save time, since optimization of proper binding conditions can be time-consuming and challenging. In addition, this method could be used as a starting protocol for any RNA-pulldown experiment and can be gradually optimized by changing the concentration of salts and detergents, changing the glycerol percentage, and adding other salts. Moreover, we demonstrated that even a short 25-nucleotide RNA-probe harboring a pentamer ARE-motif could be used to demonstrate interaction with a specific AUBP.

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			<td style="width:468px;">The kit is a part of the &#34;Pierce Magnetic RNA-protein Pull-Down Kit&#34;, and needs to be stored at -20 &#176;C unlike the pull-down kit (4 &#176;C).</td>
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			<td style="width:468px;">The antibody is included in the Pierce Magnetic RNA-protein Pull-Down Kit&#160; - 1:1000 in 5% BSA 1x TTBS - rabbit anti-mouse secondary antibody 1:10,000 in 5% BSA 1x TTBS</td>
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desthiobiotin-streptavidin-affinity mediated purification of rna-interacting proteins in mesothelioma cells

The in vitro RNA-pulldown is still largely used in the first steps of protocols aimed at identifying RNA-binding proteins that recognize specific RNA structures and motifs. In this RNA-pulldown protocol, commercially synthesized RNA probes are labeled with a modified form of biotin, desthiobiotin, at the 3' terminus of the RNA strand, which reversibly binds to streptavidin and thus allows elution of proteins under more physiological conditions. The RNA-desthiobiotin is immobilized through interaction with streptavidin on magnetic beads, which are used to pull down proteins that specifically interact with the RNA of interest. Non-denatured and active proteins from the cytosolic fraction of mesothelioma cells are used as the source of proteins. The method described here can be applied to detect the interaction between known RNA binding proteins and a 25-nucleotide (nt) long RNA probe containing a sequence of interest. This is useful to complete the functional characterization of stabilizing or destabilizing elements present in RNA molecules achieved using a reporter vector assay.

In this experiment, a 25-nt long fragment of calretinin 3&#39; UTR harboring ARE motif (CALB2 3&#39; UTR (ARE) 25-nt) was used to test whether it binds specifically to the Human-antigen R (HuR) protein, a known mRNA stabilizer. To test the specificity of the ARE element, a 25-nt RNA probe CALB2 3&#39; UTR (mtARE) containing an ARE-motif mutation, which was previously shown to abolish the stabilization effect of the ARE motif, was used6. The third RNA probe represen...

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Desthiobiotin-Streptavidin-Affinity Mediated Purification of RNA-Interacting Proteins in Mesothelioma Cells

Desthiobiotin labeling of a synthetic 25-nucleotide RNA oligo, which contains an adenine-rich element (ARE) motif, allows specific binding of cytosolic ARE-binding protein.

The in vitro RNA-pulldown is still largely used in the first steps of protocols aimed at identifying RNA-binding proteins that recognize specific RNA ...

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